Classes
In 2019, dairy products were divided into the below classes - please note that classes may be changed in 2021.
Cheese
10 Plain and sweet fresh cheeses and cream cheeses
20 Spicy fresh cheeses and cream cheeses
30 Processed cheese - all types
40 Other fresh cheese, natural and flavoured
50 Whole white mould cheese and blue/white mould cheese
60 Danablu (PGI) (whole as well as wedges, hunks and slices)
70 White cheese, traditional
80 White cheese, ultra-filtrated
81 Combi white, ultra-filtrated
90 Surface-ripened/smear-ripened whole cheeses
100 Surface-ripened/smear-ripened chunks and wedges
110 Whole blue mould cheeses
120 Rindless cheeses
130 Specialty cheeses, whole
140 Specialty cheeses, chunks and wedges
150 Cheddar and Mozzarella (whole and grated) as well as other grated/cubed cheeses
160 Mould-ripened cheeses – wedges, chunks and slices
170 Sliced yellow cheese
180 Brunost (Norwegian brown whey cheese)
190 Cheese for presentation only
Butter & spreadables
310 Butter and ghee
320 Spreadables and blends
330 Butter and blends for presentation only
Liquid milk products
510 Skimmed milk, semi-skimmed milk and whole milk
511 Cream, min. 8% fat
512 Unfermented ESL and UHT products
513 Unfermented lactose-free and vitamin fortified products
520 Fermented spoonable products, natural <3.5% fat (minus yoghurt)
521 Fermented spoonable products, natural ≥3.5% fat (minus yoghurt)
522 Skyr, natural and flavoured
530 Yoghurt made from skimmed milk or semi-skimmed milk <3% fat
540 Yoghurt made from whole milk ≥3% fat
550 Fermented drinking and spoonable products, flavoured
560 Unfermented milk drinks, softice mix, milk desserts etc.
561 Flavoured milk and chocolate milk
570 Sauces, soups etc.
580 Ice cream
590 Liquid milk products for presentation only
Mixed milk origins
610 Products manufactured from other milk than cow’s milk, or from mixtures (all product types)
Powder ingredients / cheese powder
710 Powder ingredients / cheese powder
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